Parental controls that work
Bark gives you the tools you need to make your child’s devices safer.
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6.8 million
children covered by Bark
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1.6 million
severe self-harm situations detected
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3.4 million
severe bullying situations detected
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See Bark’s advanced technology in action.
New generation, new dangers
Kids today face issues they may keep hidden in their devices — porn, sexting, suicidal ideation, bullying and more.
% of high schoolers who report experiencing:
━ Sadness or hopelessness ━ Suicidal thoughts
Source: CDC YRBS 2011-2021
% of high schoolers who report experiencing:
━ Sadness or hopelessness ━ Suicidal thoughts
Source: CDC YRBS 2011-2021
With Bark, you can:

Monitor content
Get alerts for issues like bullying, predators, sexual content, and more.

Manage screen time
Create custom daily screen time schedules for your child’s device.

Block websites
Block access to specific websites or even whole categories.

Track location
Stay on top of your child’s location with our real-time map, location alerts, and check-ins.
The most coverage of any monitoring tool
Bark scans your child’s online activities in 30+ apps and social media platforms and alerts you to issues you need to know about.
Real-life Bark families. Real-life stories.
FAQs
The Bark app is compatible with iPhones, iPads, Androids phones, Android tablets, laptops, computers, Chromebooks, and Amazon Fire tablets. Check out our full list of everything Bark can monitor on each device.
Yes, click here to download our iOS app for parents. This app allows you to review alerts, add children, connect accounts, update notification settings, and more.
The Bark Kids app will need to be installed on your child's iOS device to block apps and sites.
The Bark Desktop App will need to be installed on a Windows or Mac computer to monitor the iOS device texts, photos, videos, WhatsApp, and Kik for issues. (Don't have a computer? You can use the Bark Home in place of a computer for iOS monitoring).
Yes, click here to download our Android app. The app allows you to review alerts, add children, connect accounts, update your notification settings, and more.
The Bark for Kids app will need to be installed on your child's Android device to allow Bark to monitor content, manage screen time, and block websites on the device.
We offer two plans — Bark Premium and Bark Jr. One subscription covers every child and device in your family, with no limit to new accounts, devices, or kids.
Bark Premium is our most popular plan, allowing you to monitor and get alerts for your child’s social media apps, phones, tablets, and computers, manage screen time, block websites & apps, and track location. The monthly plan costs $14/month and the annual plan costs $99/year.
Bark Jr lets you manage screen time, block websites & apps, and track location. The monthly plan costs $5/month and the annual plan costs $49/year.
Bark offers families two convenient purchase options for your child’s Bark Phone — choose between $0 down and a 2-year contract or $199 down with no contract. We have 4 monthly service options to fit your needs:
- $49/month for unlimited talk, text, and Wi-Fi only (no data)
- $59/month for unlimited talk, text, and 4GB data
- $69/month for unlimited talk, text, and 8GB data
- $89/month for unlimited talk, text, and data1
Each phone plan comes with a Bark Premium subscription and will cover any other kids, devices, and accounts your family has. You won’t pay for an extra Bark subscription if you already have Bark Premium — we will adjust your plan and prorate the remaining amount left and apply it to the subscription.
1 After exceeding 35GB/month of data use, data speeds will be reduced for the remainder of the monthly billing cycle. After exceeding 50GB/month of data usage, data speeds may be reduced further and/or data connection may be turned off for the remainder of the monthly billing cycle.
Right now, the Bark Phone is only available for families located in the U.S. To see if the Bark Phone offers coverage in your area, click here.
Bark's parental controls for Android app gives you content monitoring, app and website blocking, screen time management, and location sharing! These key features work together to build a powerful digital safety net to help you protect your child in the digital age.
Bark's parental controls for iOS help you monitor content your kid runs into online, block apps and websites, set healthy screen time boundaries, and set up location sharing!
Join hundreds of thousands of parents who trust Bark
Bark scans your child’s devices and alerts you to dangers so you can make sure everything’s okay. These conversations help you support your child and bring your family closer together.
